Loziaková Peňazziová Katarína, M.Sc., PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 25.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Loziaková Peňazziová |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Katarína |
| I.3 Degrees |
M.Sc., PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1992 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | katarina.loziakova.penazziova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/34082 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-3434-5977 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First degree higher education | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice | 2015 | biology - psychology |
| Second degree higher education | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice | 2017 | teacher training and education science / teaching of biology - teacher preparation programme (in combination) |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 | virology |
| Habilitation procedure | - | - | |
| Inaugural procedure | - | - | |
| Doctor of Sciences (DrSc.) | - | - |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Postdoctoral researcher | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 – 2023 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Fundamentals of university pedagogy | University of Prešov in Prešov | 2024 |
Next-Generation sequencing data analysis – Workshop for beginners | SEQme s.r.o. | 2022 |
Specialized education in school psychology | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice | 2019 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
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V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
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V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
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V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
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Applied virology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Microbiology II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Applied virology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Microbiology II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
VI. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs
The last six completed calendar years: 2020–2025. The current year is excluded.
VI.1. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs and citations
| Total | Over the last six years | |
|---|---|---|
| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 61 | 42 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 12 | 9 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 21 | 17 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 20 | 16 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | RUDOLF, Ivo - KEJÍKOVÁ, Romana - VOJTÍŠEK, Jakub - MENDEL, Jan - PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - HUBÁLEK, Zdeněk - ŠIKUTOVÁ, Silvie - ESTRADA-PEÑA, Agustín. Probable overwintering of adult Hyalomma rufipes in Central Europe. In: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2021. ISSN 1877-959X, Vol. 12, no. 4 (2021), art. no. 101718, p. [1-3]. (2021: 3.817 - IF, 52 - H-index, 3.986 - IF 5y, 1.15 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.748 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - PASTOREK, Patrik - PISTL, Juraj - RUSŇÁKOVÁ, Mária - SZEMES, Tomáš - ČABANOVÁ, Viktória - LIČKOVÁ, Martina - BORŠOVÁ, Kristína - KLEMPA, Boris - CSANK, Tomáš. Genetic characterization of a neurovirulent West Nile Virus variant associated with a fatal great grey owl infection. In: Viruses. 2021. ISSN 1999-4915, Vol. 13, no. 4 (2021), art. no. 699, p. [1-10]. (2021: 5.818 - IF, 101 - H-index, 5.811 - IF 5y, 1.463 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.306 - ABDC). |
| 3. | KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - PISTL, Juraj - TICHÁ, Elena - ČABANOVÁ, Viktória - CSANK, Tomáš. Retrospective review and current knowledge on the occurrence of West Nile virus in mosquito vectors, reservoirs and hosts in Slovakia (Central Europe). In: Acta Virologica. 2020. ISSN 0001-723X, Vol. 64, no. 2 (2020), p. 187-200. (2020: 1.162 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.255 - IF 5y, 0.412 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.243 - ABDC). |
| 4. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). |
| 5. | LOZIAKOVÁ PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - PIVKA, Soňa - BARBUŠINOVÁ, Eva - JALILI, Nasir - KISS, Vivien - KURUCZ, Kornélia - CSANK, Tomáš. First molecular evidence and phylogenetic characterization of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Slovakia. In: Parasitology Research. 2026. ISSN 0932-0113, Vol. 125, no. (2026), art. no. 11, p. [1-7]. (2024: 2 - IF, 114 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.565 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.435 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | RUDOLF, Ivo - KEJÍKOVÁ, Romana - VOJTÍŠEK, Jakub - MENDEL, Jan - PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - HUBÁLEK, Zdeněk - ŠIKUTOVÁ, Silvie - ESTRADA-PEÑA, Agustín. Probable overwintering of adult Hyalomma rufipes in Central Europe. In: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2021. ISSN 1877-959X, Vol. 12, no. 4 (2021), art. no. 101718, p. [1-3]. (2021: 3.817 - IF, 52 - H-index, 3.986 - IF 5y, 1.15 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.748 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - PASTOREK, Patrik - PISTL, Juraj - RUSŇÁKOVÁ, Mária - SZEMES, Tomáš - ČABANOVÁ, Viktória - LIČKOVÁ, Martina - BORŠOVÁ, Kristína - KLEMPA, Boris - CSANK, Tomáš. Genetic characterization of a neurovirulent West Nile Virus variant associated with a fatal great grey owl infection. In: Viruses. 2021. ISSN 1999-4915, Vol. 13, no. 4 (2021), art. no. 699, p. [1-10]. (2021: 5.818 - IF, 101 - H-index, 5.811 - IF 5y, 1.463 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.306 - ABDC). |
| 3. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). |
| 4. | LOZIAKOVÁ PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - PIVKA, Soňa - PAČANSKÁ, Zuzana - SZEMES, Tomáš - KLEMPA, Boris - CSANK, Tomáš. Detection, genetic characterization and reassortment analysis of Tribeč virus. In: Archives of virology. 2026. ISSN 0304-8608, Vol. 171, no. 4 (2026), art. no. 107, p. [1-15]. (2024: 2.5 - IF, 135 - H-index, 2.2 - IF 5y, 0.671 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.482 - ABDC). |
| 5. | LOZIAKOVÁ PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - PIVKA, Soňa - BARBUŠINOVÁ, Eva - JALILI, Nasir - KISS, Vivien - KURUCZ, Kornélia - CSANK, Tomáš. First molecular evidence and phylogenetic characterization of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Slovakia. In: Parasitology Research. 2026. ISSN 0932-0113, Vol. 125, no. (2026), art. no. 11, p. [1-7]. (2024: 2 - IF, 114 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.565 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.435 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). [1] KAZIMÍROVÁ, Mária - MANGOVÁ, Barbara - CHVOSTÁČ, Michal - DIDYK, Yuliya M. - DE ALBA, Paloma - MIRA, Anabela - PURGATOVÁ, Slávka - SELYEMOVÁ, Diana - RUSŇÁKOVÁ TARAGEĽOVÁ, Veronika - SCHNITTGER, Leonhard. The role of wildlife in the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases in Slovakia. In Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2024-01-01, 6, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100195. |
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| 2. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). [1] BRATULEANU, Bianca Elena - RĂILEANU, Cristian - BENNOUNA, Amal - CHRETIEN, Delphine - BIGOT, Thomas - GUARDADO-CALVO, Pablo - SAVUTA, Gheorghe - MOUTAILLER, Sara - ELOIT, Marc - TEMMAM, Sarah. Diversity of Viruses in Ixodes ricinus in Europe including Novel and Potential Arboviruses. In Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023-01-01, 2023, pp. ISSN 18651674. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6661723. |
| 3. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). [1] GRASSI, Laura - FRANZO, Giovanni - GRILLO, Sofia - MONDIN, Alessandra - DRIGO, Michele - BARBARINO, Fulvio - COMUZZO, Cristina - LEGNARDI, Matteo - BERTOLA, Michela - MONTARSI, Fabrizio - MENANDRO, Maria Luisa. Survey of Tick-Borne Zoonotic Agents in Ixodes Ticks Carried by Wild Passerines during Postbreeding Migration through Italy. In Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023-01-01, 2023, pp. ISSN 18651674. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1399089. |
| 4. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - PASTOREK, Patrik - PISTL, Juraj - RUSŇÁKOVÁ, Mária - SZEMES, Tomáš - ČABANOVÁ, Viktória - LIČKOVÁ, Martina - BORŠOVÁ, Kristína - KLEMPA, Boris - CSANK, Tomáš. Genetic characterization of a neurovirulent West Nile Virus variant associated with a fatal great grey owl infection. In: Viruses. 2021. ISSN 1999-4915, Vol. 13, no. 4 (2021), art. no. 699, p. [1-10]. (2021: 5.818 - IF, 101 - H-index, 5.811 - IF 5y, 1.463 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.306 - ABDC). [1] HERNANDEZ-COLINA, Arturo - SEECHURN, Nicola - COSTA, Taiana - LOPEZ, Javier - BAYLIS, Matthew - HESSON, Jenny C. Surveillance of Culex spp. vectors and zoonotic arboviruses at a zoo in the United Kingdom. In Heliyon, 2024-02-29, 10, 4, pp. ISSN 24058440. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26477. |
| 5. | PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). [1] ANTÚNEZ, Maritza Pupo - MARÍN MONTESINOS, José Carlos - CORDUNEANU, Alexandra - OBREGÓN, Dasiel - MOUTAILLER, Sara - CABEZAS-CRUZ, Alejandro. Tick-borne viruses and their risk to public health in the Caribbean: Spotlight on bats as reservoirs in Cuba. In Heliyon, 2024-02-29, 10, 4, pp. ISSN 24058440. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26118. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0354/21 – Study of the replication, neurovirulent potential and the innate antivirus response against tick-borne orbiviruses in host cell models. Project period: 2021–2024. |
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| 2. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-19-0440 – Emerging zoonotic pathogens transmitted by neglected arthropod species in Slovakia. Project period: 2020–2024. |
| 3. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0689/24 – In vitro study of co-infection of tick-borne encephalitis virus (Flavivirus) with tick-borne orbiviruses in ruminant immune cells.. Project period: 2024–2027. |
| 4. | EU4Health Programme 101132974 – One Health surveillance and Vector monitoring for cross-border pathogens - OH SURVector. Project period: 2024–2026. |
| 5. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0533/26 – Prevalencia a prevencia vírusových ochorení včely medonosnej (Apis mellifera) na Slovensku. Project period: 2026–2029. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
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VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
| Institution | Address | Mobility scheme, employment contract, other | Year |
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Institute of Vertebrate Biology, External research facility Valtice | Klášterní 2, 691 42 Valtice | Mosquito-borne viruses | 2020 – 2020 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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